Weekly agenda 

The week ahead 05 - 11 October 2015  
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    • Plenary session 
      Strasbourg 

      1.  
        Debates 
        Resumption of session and order of business 
        Common provisions on European Structural and Investment Funds: specific measures for Greece 
        Procedure file:2015/0160(COD)  
        Report: Iskra Mihaylova ( A8-0260/2015 )  
        REGI 
        Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation 
        Procedure file:2015/2004(INI)  
        Report: Eleni Theocharous ( A8-0232/2015 )  
        DEVE 
        Mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in the EU: the case of Spain 
        Procedure file:2015/2740(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000088/2015 )  
        Export controls in respect of dual-use items after the Hacking Team revelations 
        Procedure file:2015/2882(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000102/2015 O-000099/2015 O-000094/2015 )  
        One-minute speeches (Rule 163) 
        Short presentation of the following report: 
        Possible extension of geographical indication protection of the EU to non-agricultural products 
        Procedure file:2015/2053(INI)  
        Report: Virginie Rozière ( A8-0259/2015 )  
        JURI 

    • President's agenda 

      Brussels


      14:10           Official welcome of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, Protocol entrance


      14:15           Meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire


      19:00           Meeting with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey - European Council

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1.  
        Last minute session briefing 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1.  
        AGRI 
        Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 
        Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 200 
        • Zootechnical and genealogical conditions for trade in and imports into the Union of breeding animals and their germinal products (COD) - vote on a draft regulation by Michel Dantin (EPP, FR)
        • "Forest MultiAnnual Implementation Plan of the EU Forest Strategy" - discussion with Phil HOGAN, Commissioner  for Agriculture and Rural Development

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

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    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

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      Strasbourg 

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        Debates 
        Conclusions of the informal European Council of 23 September 2015 
        Procedure file:2015/2859(RSP)  
        Humanitarian situation of refugees within the EU and neighbouring countries 
        Procedure file:2015/2877(RSP)  
      2.  
        VOTES followed by explanations of votes 
        ILO Forced Labour Convention: judicial cooperation in criminal matters 
        Procedure file:2014/0258(NLE)  
        Report: Helga Stevens ( A8-0226/2015 )  
        LIBE 
        Subjecting 4-methylamphetamine to control measures 
        Procedure file:2013/0021(NLE)  
        Report: Michał Boni ( A8-0265/2015 )  
        LIBE 
        Subjecting 5-(2-aminopropyl)indole to control measures 
        Procedure file:2013/0207(NLE)  
        Report: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio ( A8-0263/2015 )  
        LIBE 
        Subjecting 25I-NBOMe, AH-7921, MDPV and methoxetamine to control measures 
        Procedure file:2014/0183(NLE)  
        Report: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio ( A8-0264/2015 )  
        LIBE 
        Subjecting 4,4'-DMAR and MT-45 to control measures 
        Procedure file:2014/0340(NLE)  
        Report: Michał Boni ( A8-0262/2015 )  
        LIBE 
        Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: disasters in Bulgaria and Greece in 2015 
        Procedure file:2015/2151(BUD)  
        Report: Andrey Novakov ( A8-0253/2015 )  
        BUDG 
        Possible extension of geographical indication protection of the EU to non-agricultural products 
        Procedure file:2015/2053(INI)  
        Report: Virginie Rozière ( A8-0259/2015 )  
        JURI 
        Common provisions on European Structural and Investment Funds: specific measures for Greece 
        Procedure file:2015/0160(COD)  
        Report: Iskra Mihaylova ( A8-0260/2015 )  
        REGI 
        Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/002 DE/Adam Opel 
        Procedure file:2015/2208(BUD)  
        Report: Jens Geier ( A8-0273/2015 )  
        BUDG 
        Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/003 BE/Ford Genk 
        Procedure file:2015/2209(BUD)  
        Report: Paul Rübig ( A8-0272/2015 )  
        BUDG 
        Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/004 IT/Alitalia 
        Procedure file:2015/2212(BUD)  
        Report: Monika Vana ( A8-0274/2015 )  
        BUDG 
        Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation 
        Procedure file:2015/2004(INI)  
        Report: Eleni Theocharous ( A8-0232/2015 )  
        DEVE 
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        Debates 
        Emission measurements in the automotive sector 
        Procedure file:2015/2865(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000113/2015 )  
        Situation in Libya 
        Procedure file:2015/2872(RSP)  
        The death penalty 
        Procedure file:2015/2879(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000103/2015 )  
        European small claims procedure and European order for payment procedure 
        Procedure file:2013/0403(COD)  
        Report: Lidia Joanna Geringer De Oedenberg ( A8-0140/2015 )  
        JURI 
        Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air 
        Procedure file:2013/0442(COD)  
        Report: Andrzej Grzyb ( A8-0160/2015 )  
        ENVI 
        Caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption 
        Procedure file:2014/0096(COD)  
        Report: Giovanni La Via ( A8-0042/2015 )  
        ENVI 

    • President's agenda 

      Strasbourg

       

      09:00           Chairing of the Plenary, in the presence of Donald Tusk, President of the European Council


      12:30           Meeting with Rachid Talbi Alami, President of the House of Representatives of Morocco - Louise Weiss building, 6th floor, Salon d'honneur


      14:45           LEX signing - Louise Weiss building, Floor 0, Salon Protocolaire


      17:30           Meeting with Rachid Talbi Alami, President of the House of Representatives of Morocco and the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly Union for Mediterranean - Salvador de Madariaga Building, Room S5

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. "Written Declaration no. 55/2015 on dignity at the end of life" 

        Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D, ES)

      2.  
        S&D briefing 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Gianni PITTELLA (IT), Chair

      3.  
        GREENS/EFA briefing 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Rebecca HARMS (DE),and Philippe LAMBERTS (BE) Co-Chairs

      4.  
        ALDE briefing 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Guy VERHOFSTADT (BE), Chair

      5.  
        EPP briefing 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Manfred WEBER (DE), Chair

      6.  
        GUE/NGL briefing 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Gabriele ZIMMER (DE), Chair, Fabio DE MASI (GUE/NGL, DE), Stelios KOULOGLOU (GUE/NGL, EL)

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        A decision of the European Court of Justice regarding the Schrems case ("Safe Harbour") 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Frans TIMMERMANS, European Commissioner, First Vice-President, and Věra JOUROVÁ, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality

      8.  
        The orientation debate on the single market, and labour mobility and social rights 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Vice-President European Commissioner for the Euro & Social Dialogue, and Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness

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        ''BirdLife Malta: Birds Directive - European Action against Malta'' 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 

        Catherine BEARDER (ALDE, UK), and Nicholas BARBARA

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

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      Strasbourg 

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        Debates 
        Lethal US led air strikes against Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan 
        Procedure file:2015/2891(RSP)  
        Situation in Syria 
        Procedure file:2015/2870(RSP)  
        Situation in Turkey 
        Procedure file:2015/2871(RSP)  
      2.  
        Formal sitting 
        Address by His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain 
      3.  
        VOTES followed by explanations of votes 
        Parliament's calendar of part-sessions – 2017 
        Procedure file:2015/2850(RSO)  
        Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement on the general principles for the participation of Tunisia in Union programmes 
        Procedure file:2014/0118(NLE)  
        Report: Pier Antonio Panzeri ( A8-0254/2015 )  
        AFET 
        European small claims procedure and European order for payment procedure 
        Procedure file:2013/0403(COD)  
        Report: Lidia Joanna Geringer De Oedenberg ( A8-0140/2015 )  
        JURI 
        Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air 
        Procedure file:2013/0442(COD)  
        Report: Andrzej Grzyb ( A8-0160/2015 )  
        ENVI 
        Caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption 
        Procedure file:2014/0096(COD)  
        Report: Giovanni La Via ( A8-0042/2015 )  
        ENVI 
        Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union 
        Procedure file:2014/0180(COD)  
        Report: Ingeborg Gräßle ( A8-0049/2015 )  
        BUDG 
      4.  
        KEY DEBATE 
        Current situation in the European Union Statements by Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Ms Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany 
        Procedure file:2015/2878(RSP)  
      5.  
        Debates 
        Decision adopted on the Capital Markets Union package 
        Procedure file:2015/2767(RSP)  
        Payment services in the internal market  
        Procedure file:2013/0264(COD)  
        Report: Antonio Tajani ( A8-0266/2015 )  
        ECON 
        Lessons learned from the red mud disaster five years after the accident in Hungary 
        Procedure file:2015/2801(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000097/2015 O-000096/2015 )  
        Doubling the capacity of the North Stream pipeline and impact on the energy union and the security of supply 
        Procedure file:2015/2880(RSP)  
        Renewal of the EU Plan of action on Gender equality and Women's empowerment in development 
        Procedure file:2015/2754(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000110/2015 O-000109/2015 )  

    • President's agenda 

      Strasbourg


      11:15           Official welcome of His Majesty the King of Spain - Louise Weiss building, Protocol entrance


      11:25           Meeting with His Majesty the King of Spain - Louise Weiss building, Floor 0, Salon Protocolaire


      12:00           Formal Plenary sitting: Address by His Majesty the King of Spain


      14:30           Official welcome of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and François Hollande, President of France - Louise Weiss building, Protocol entrance


      14:40           Meeting with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and François Hollande, President of France - Louise Weiss building, Floor 0, Salon Protocolaire


      15:00           Chairing of the Plenary, in the presence of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and François Hollande, President of France

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1.  
        "Turkey's crisis and how to ensure a peaceful solution?" 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE), Chair , Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), Chair, Richard HOWITT (S&D, UK) and Leyla ZANA

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        "For a Plan B in Europe" 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N -1.2 

        Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON (GUE/NGL, FR), Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL, ES), Miloslav RANSDORF (GUE/NGL, CZ), Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL, ES), Nikolaos CHOUNTIS (GUE/NGL, EL), and Sabine LÖSING (GUE/NGL, DE)

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

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    • Formal sittings 

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      Strasbourg 

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        Debates 
        Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation  
        Procedure file:2014/2160(INI)  
        Report: Anna Záborská ( A8-0213/2015 )  
        FEMM 
        Implementation of Article 20 (2) Service Directive and Article 8 (3) Directive on Consumer Rights 
        Procedure file:2015/2881(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000083/2015 )  
        Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law - One hour maximum (Rule 135) 
        Central African Republic 
        Procedure file:2015/2874(RSP)  
        Situation in Thailand 
        Procedure file:2015/2875(RSP)  
        The mass displacement of children in Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks 
        Procedure file:2015/2876(RSP)  
        The case of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr 
        Procedure file:2015/2883(RSP)  
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        VOTES followed by explanations of votes 
        Motions for resolutions concerning debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) 
        Payment services in the internal market  
        Procedure file:2013/0264(COD)  
        Report: Antonio Tajani ( A8-0266/2015 )  
        ECON 
        Mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in the EU: the case of Spain 
        Procedure file:2015/2740(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000088/2015 )  
        The death penalty 
        Procedure file:2015/2879(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000103/2015 )  
        Lessons learned from the red mud disaster five years after the accident in Hungary 
        Procedure file:2015/2801(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000097/2015 O-000096/2015 )  
        Renewal of the EU Plan of action on Gender equality and Women's empowerment in development 
        Procedure file:2015/2754(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000110/2015 O-000109/2015 )  
        Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation  
        Procedure file:2014/2160(INI)  
        Report: Anna Záborská ( A8-0213/2015 )  
        FEMM 

    • President's agenda 

      Mainz

       

      16:00           Meeting with Lord Mayor Michael Ebling - City Hall Mainz


      17:30           Signing of the Golden Book - City Hall Mainz


      18:00           Receiving of the "Hammer-prize" of the craftsmen's association - Gutenberg Museum, Liebfrauen street 5

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1.  
        JURI 
        Committee on Legal Affairs 
        Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N1.3 
        • Court of Justice of the European Union: amending the Statute to increase the number of judges at the General Court (COD), rapporteur António Marinho e PINTO (ALDE, PT) - discussion and possibly vote (to be confirmed)

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

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      Monforte d'Alba


      17:00           Attending the inauguration of the 85th International White Truffle Fair - Monforte d'Alba

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. Mission to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 61st Annual Session 

        Stavanger, Norway

        9 - 12 October 2015

         

        Eva KAILI (S&D, EL) will lead the mission of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) to the Annual PA Session in Stavanger, Norway, on 9 – 12 October 2015. She will be joined by Georgios Kyrtsos (EPP, EL), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (EPP, PL), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE, FI).


        MEPs will exchange with their counterparts from the 28 NATO member countries from North America and Europe as well as delegates from partner countries and observers. Variety of subjects ranging from terrorism, Russian propaganda, supporting Ukraine, the Readiness Action Plan and defence spending pledge, sanctioning the Russian economy, Daesh, partnerships and climate change will be discussed with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, Olemic Thommessen, President of the Storting, and Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

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      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

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    • Formal sittings 

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      Monforte d'Alba


      10:30 Participation in the ceremony awarding honorary citizenship of Monforte d'Alba

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. Mission to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 61st Annual Session 

        Stavanger, Norway

        9 - 12 October 2015

         

        Eva KAILI (S&D, EL) will lead the mission of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) to the Annual PA Session in Stavanger, Norway, on 9 – 12 October 2015. She will be joined by Georgios Kyrtsos (EPP, EL), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (EPP, PL), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE, FI).


        MEPs will exchange with their counterparts from the 28 NATO member countries from North America and Europe as well as delegates from partner countries and observers. Variety of subjects ranging from terrorism, Russian propaganda, supporting Ukraine, the Readiness Action Plan and defence spending pledge, sanctioning the Russian economy, Daesh, partnerships and climate change will be discussed with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, Olemic Thommessen, President of the Storting, and Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

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    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

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    • President's agenda 

      11:00           DIE ZEIT event: "Matinee: Martin Schulz talks to Josef Joffe and Roman Pletter" - Hamburger Kammerspiele, Hartungs street 9-11

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. Mission to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 61st Annual Session 

        Stavanger, Norway

        9 - 12 October 2015

         

        Eva KAILI (S&D, EL) will lead the mission of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) to the Annual PA Session in Stavanger, Norway, on 9 – 12 October 2015. She will be joined by Georgios Kyrtsos (EPP, EL), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (EPP, PL), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE, FI).


        MEPs will exchange with their counterparts from the 28 NATO member countries from North America and Europe as well as delegates from partner countries and observers. Variety of subjects ranging from terrorism, Russian propaganda, supporting Ukraine, the Readiness Action Plan and defence spending pledge, sanctioning the Russian economy, Daesh, partnerships and climate change will be discussed with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, Olemic Thommessen, President of the Storting, and Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

        Contacts: 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

      1. No event for this day